Construction of new economics building to start

STANFORD -- Construction is scheduled to start in October on a new, $11
million building for the department of economics and the Center for Economic
Policy Research (CEPR). The 46,000-gross-square-feet building was paid for
entirely by gifts, including one anonymous $5 million donation. The
building, at the northwest corner of Serra and Galvez, will provide faculty,
visiting faculty, staff and graduate student offices, as well as classrooms
and conference facilities.

During the 14-month construction period, the parking lot adjacent to
Memorial Auditorium will be closed, according to Susan Calderon, project
manager. When the building opens, more than half of the existing parking lot
will aga in be available.

Two entrances are planned for the building; the main entrance will be
from Serra Street, and a CEPR entrance will be located on Galvez Street. The
mature heritage oak tree on the east side will be preserved and incorporated
int o the design of the CEPR entry, Calderon said. The tree bosquet
character on the west side of the site, adjacent to Memorial Auditorium, also
will be maintained and will connect with a building courtyard.

The architects, of the San Francisco firm Anshen + Allen, and consulting
engineers, of Ove Arup, have designed a building that should blend in well
with the surrounding area. A steel-braced frame system will be used, with
floor slabs of concrete over metal decking. The ventilation system is
primarily natural, with operable windows, to reduce operating costs. The
exterior cladding will consist of steel-stud framing with cement
plaster-insulated walls and will be enriched with a cast stone base, sills
and headers at the windows, doors and openings. The roof will be tiled in
the Stanford tradition.

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